“You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension — a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind… You’ve just crossed over into the Twilight Zone.” — David Hart

“The upcoming line focuses on grand minimalism… We really tried to focus on simple and clean military silhouettes, while bringing an industrial feel to them with the use of rich fabrics and the destroying and distressing fabrics.” — Rob Garcia, En Noir

“…The idea of creating a bridge connecting time and places. A place of peacefulness and simplicity like the feel of paper — organic materials and geometric shapes are used to combine nature and work of man.” — Ethan Song, Frank & Oak

“A ‘dressy but messy’ New York gardener… Inspired by the love and joy that he puts into his work with seeds and plants… It’s never a stiff or perfectly arranged vase….It’s lush and overgrown, just like Gant Rugger.” — Fifi Hallstensson, Gant Rugger

“Straightforward architecture.” — Bumsuk Choi, General Idea

“Edgar Allan Poe started an exploration of the heart of darkness that kick-started the art movement of symbolism, which inspired 20th-century surrealism, and, in turn, altered the direction of literature, arts and fashion.” — Stefan Miljanic, Gilded Age

“This collection is a brutal translation of beauty and glamour, patchworked together literally and figuratively.” — Shayne Oliver, Hood by Air

“The waterfront of 1930s New York.” — Frank Muytjens, head of design for J. Crew Men’s

“The art of subtraction.” — Jack Spade

“Black and white typically symbolize a division, such as good/bad and right/wrong, in defining our world. We want to defy that logic with this collection.” — Kathleen Kye, Kye

“Urban gypsy.” — Kenneth Cole

“Felipe Oliveira Baptista went to the Basque region of France to visit Chantaco , the historic golf club and course built in the late 1920s. A timeless haven where nature and architecture meets sports and leisure.” — Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Lacoste

“L’Immoraliste.” — Lucio Castro

“Miles f–king Davis. Who in my book was way badder than Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. From ‘Birth of the Cool’ to ‘Jack Johnson.'” — Mark McNairy, Mark McNairy New Amsterdam

“The movie “Quadrophenia” really inspired the mood of rebellion versus tradition that you will see in the fall ’14 collection.” — Todd Snyder

“I found this Ronald Reagan piece in my travels, and the first thing I noticed was the patina on the metal. This sign had aged so beautifully… that I was inspired to take the idea of patina and apply it to the collection.” — Hiroki Nakamura, Visvim